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  The Geneva conference concludes to have Vietnam Divided
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  Ho Chi Minh is replaced by Le Diem as the First Secretary of the communist party in Vietnam.
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  John F. Kennedy wins the presidential election against Richard Nixon.
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  A Buddhist Monk named Thich Quang Duc commits self-Immolation in Saigon.
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  Le Diem is murdered by South Vietnamese coup with aid from U.S. Soldiers
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  John F. Kennedy is assassinated at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas
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  The gulf of Tonkin Resolution gives Lyndon B. Johnson the authority to take whatever measures necessary to secure peace in Southeast Asia.
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  The first Major battle in the war begins at La Drang, Between American Troops and North Vietnam
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  The Tet Offensive, in which The Vietcong launch attacks on many major cities in south Vietnam
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  American Soldiers kill more than 500 civilians in the village of My Lai.
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  Richard Nixon is Elected president.
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  U.S.Troops leave Vietnam.
